The minister said certain companies are trying to “claw back” a stake in the social grants sector.

Shabangu wants to protect beneficiaries from misinformation about pay points and social grant cards and has recruited traditional leaders to run a public information campaign.

“There is someone who is refusing to go away. And there is someone who is really in breach of the court agreement because the ConCourt agreement is about CPS must be out of the space come end of September,” Shabangu said.